Polysaccharide Building Blocks: A Sustainable Approach to the Development of Renewable Biomaterials

This book is an archival reference for the evolving field of
biomaterials and their applications in society, focusing on their
composition, properties, characterization, chemistry and
applications in bioenergy, chemicals, and novel materials and
biomaterials. It has broad appeal due to the recent
heightened awareness around bioenergy and biomass as potential
replacements for petroleum feedstocks. The book is
divided into three parts: cellulose-based biomaterials, chitin and
chitosan biomaterials, and hemicelluloses and other
polysaccharides. Each chapter addresses a separate
biomaterial, discussing its chemical, physical, and biological
attributes, and hones in on each compound's intrinsic
tunability for numerous chemical
transformations. In the current quest for a "green"
economy and resources, this book will help inspire scientists
towards novel sources for chemicals, materials,
and energy in the years to come.

YOUSSEF HABIBI, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of
Forest Bio-materials at North Carolina State University. His
research investigates biocomposites and biomaterials engineering;
cellulose nanocrystals self-assembly; natural fibers; reinforced
polymer composites and nanocomposites; the isolation, analysis,
treatment, and chemical modification and utilization of biomass
components; and surface modification of natural fibers and their
nanocrystals.

LUCIAN A. LUCIA, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department
of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. His
recent work focuses on the chemistry of wood pulping processes,
with an emphasis on hydrosulfide chemistry. Dr. Lucia cofounded and
coedits BioResources, dedicated to advanced applications of
lignocellulosics.

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